This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of TIF files. Crafted data in a TIF file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18676.
References
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1386/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2023-01-26 10:59
Updated : 2023-01-27 19:46
NVD link : CVE-2022-42417
Mitre link : CVE-2022-42417
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CWE
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
Products Affected
tracker-software
- pdf-xchange_editor